“I see myself as a traditionalist. I like traditional things. I like things of substance and value that have been proven. Conceptually, as the songs started to come together, I followed that lead, which is the language I work in.” Has BeensTogetherValuesSongLanguageTraditionalSubstanceProven Author:Jakob Dylan
“I always saw songwriting as the top of the heap. No matter what else you were going to do creatively... writing songs was king.” WritingMatterSongSawsKingsNo Matter WhatSongwritingWriting Songs Author:Jakob Dylan
“My songs have always had hope and perseverance in them - I never write songs that have no escape hatch, no positivity.” WritingSongPerseverancePositivity Author:Jakob Dylan
“I always saw songwriting as the top of the heap. No matter what else you were going to do creatively-and there were a lot of choices-writing songs was king.” SongSongwriting Author:Jakob Dylan
“There are certainly a lot of people - and I won't name names - who are getting by simply on expression. And I guess that's valuable in some sense. But songs are not better just because they're emotionally honest. To write a song well, you have to put some work into it and grind it out.” PeopleWritingSongHonestValuableGrind Author:Jakob Dylan
“The songs I write should only be gauged by what other writers or peers are doing today. If the barometer for all songwriters was to match his body of work, then anyone you might mention alive or dead is a failure. But I've learned to not be too hung up on what's fair or not fair.” WritingTodaySongHung Author:Jakob Dylan
“I'm talking about the '60s really. People go interview these guys and ask them, "Do you still think music can change the world?" I mean, go talk to Graham Nash about that. What's he going to tell you? Ask David Crosby. These guys are still out there. They're playing their hits at Staples Center and those are really valuable songs. I'm talking about a couple of the guys who got knee-deep into really believing music had a great service beyond radio. I believe it did. And I think a lot of those songs are great.” PeopleThinkingWorldBelieveMeanGuySongI BelieveCoupleValuableChanging The WorldGreat Service Author:Jakob Dylan
“I don't want to sing songs and write songs that need to have images behind them that are of a specific time. The times we live in today - I mean, there's a lot to work with. But I think that if I was my age in 1975 or 1985, I would have felt the same way because that's what I gravitate toward.” ThinkingWritingMeanAgeTodaySong Author:Jakob Dylan
“Its a little gross to put yourself in every song. I mean, how interesting do people really think you are?” PeopleThinkingMeanLittlesSongInterestingGrossMean People Author:Jakob Dylan
“I do like a song that can look good on a page without even being sung. I edit and edit and edit.” WritingLooksSongPagesEdits Author:Jakob Dylan
